FATCA registration as an Agent

FATCA registration as an Agent

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Has anyone managed to understand how to register for FATCA reporting as an Agent with HMRC??  The guidance suggests this can be done and that you use your Gvt Gateway account register for FATCA and then register each reporting FI in turn.  Indeed when I go into my normal online services menu FATCA is listed in the "register for HMRC taxes box"...but when I click that link to the screen headed "Register for HMRC taxes" FATCA is no longer an option.  Per a telecon with HMRC online services helpdesk (who admitted that they've only had a couple of queries re this so far!) we can't actually register as an Agent but that instead the individual client FI will need to get a Gvt Gateway account and register themselves - that seems a bit odd to me as I expected that it would be similar to PAYE for Agents where there is the option to file forms only.  Has anyone worked out if there is a way to do this??     

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By lincolnduntop
22nd Oct 2014 09:49

Answer my own query!

Success!! It would appear that you need to re-register with Gvt Gateway as an Organisation, rather than an Agent, in order to access the FATCA registrations for FI clients......now why couldn't the Helpdesk tell me that?!!

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